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Originally Posted by Dark-Paladin-Duelist
Often, when there's a character who can manipulate their hair to the point of being able to fight with it, its usually explained to be the work of a symbiotic creature enabling it.
Only... can't recall any characters myself right now...
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Guilty Gear's Forbidden Beasts are sometimes described as "parasites". In-story, they form something of a symbiotic bond with its host, granting them supernatural abilities at a cost.
Of the six Forbidden Beasts in the series, only four have been identified:
-Eddie, a shadow-like being, used by the assassin, Zato-1, at the cost of his sight. Eddie eventually took over his host, killing him. Unfortunately, a dead body is still a dead body; Zato-1's body was decaying, and Eddie was unable to procure a new host before dying as a consequence of his actions. Both would be revived via narrative shenanigans, and have mellowed out from the experiences of life, death, and rebirth.
-Angra, used by the assassin, Millia Rage, who utilizes its abilities through her hair. To my knowledge, she has yet to be consumed by Angra, though it has been brought up a few times. Aside from this, little else is known.
Skullgirls also feature parasitic beings called...Parasites, from which they are placed into two groups: Regular/"Natural" Parasites and Man-made/"Synthetic" Parasites.
There's an insane amount of story regarding the Parasites in this game, so please go here for more details:
http://skullgirls.wikia.com/wiki/Parasite
In regards to your comment, both Filia and the non-canon joke character Fukua (a figurative and literal clone of Filia) use hair-like Parasites named Samson and Shamone, respectively.
Hope this helps.